Every year, a system involving local juries from member sections of the ISCM selects the works to be performed at the WNMD Festival. There are of course also a wide variety of other competitions for composers and musicians, and some of the most relevant ones are listed here.
26th International Review of Composers Belgrade
CALL for Scores by Composers’ Association of Serbia for the 26th International Review of Composers Belgrade, 5–11 October 2017 a) Symphony orchestra (à 3) Duration: up to 15 minutes. b) Women’s choir a cappella/Women’s choir with electronics Women’s choirs and an ensemble of up to five instruments c) Ensemble of 1–9 instruments d) Soprano, mezzo-soprano,…
Luca Francesconi wins RPS Music Award
Luca Francesconi is the first Italian composer to win the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award. He is awarded in the Large-Scale Composition category for his violin concerto Duende: The Dark Notes. The annual RPS Music Awards, presented in association with BBC Radio 3, are the highest recognition for live classical music in the UK….
International Rostrum of Composers 2016
Partendo, Lasciando le erbe tali quali sono (2015) for countertenor and ensemble by Swiss composer Oscar BIANCHI (born 1975) and Langedes ülespoole, taeva kaarjasse kaussi (falling up into the bowl of sky), by young Estonian composer Maria Kõrvits (born 1987) are the works selected by radio music producers participating in the 63rd International Rostrum of…
II International Musical Composition Competition San Carlos Royal Academy of Fine Arts
The call is open to composers of any nationality, without age limit. Each composer may submit only one work. The work must be the individual composer’s original creation and must be unpublished, not the result of a paid commission, and not awarded in any other competition. The works must be written for flute (or alternatively…
First International Electroacoustic Composition Competition IANNIS XENAKIS 2016
First International Electroacoustic Composition Competition IANNIS XENAKIS 2016 In an attempt to encourage the creation and diffusion of new electroacoustic works, Contemporary Music Lab of Aristotle University is organizing the first International Electroacoustic Composition Competition IANNIS XENAKIS. Deadline: 31 December 2016 Read more…
Gaudeamus Muziekweek 2016
From 1 till 7 September 2016 (a week preceding the Muziekweek) the 3rd Gaudeamus Muziekweek Academy will take place. During the academy the five composers nominated for the Gaudeamus Award 2016 will work intensively with Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Ensemble Modelo62, Silbersee and Oerknal!. In addition to that, they will work on a new piece for Quatuor…
Ticino Masterclasses 2016 July 17–30 luglio Lugano (Switzerland)
Masterclasses 2016 July 17–30 luglio Lugano (Switzerland) for all instruments, voice, composition and contemporary music. The contemporary music laboratory focuses in the creation of strong collaboration bonds between different actors: composers, interpreters, conductors and ensembles. masterclass in contemporary repertoire conducting with professor Arturo Tamayo masterclass in composition with professors Ondřej Adámek and Mathias Steinauer masterclass…
SYNTHETIS 18-30 July 2016
International Summer Course for composition students and young composers which offers lectures and individual meetings with outstanding artists. The enrollment deadline is May 10. This year, between July 18 and 30 in Radziejowice (near Warsaw, Poland), the participants will have a unique opportunity to attend lectures and individual meetings with Mark Andre, Wojciech Błażejczyk, Martin…
The Aleph ensemble 8th International Forum for Young Composers
Scores, even if partial, should be sent before 30 November 2016 -– date as per postmark. The limit age is set at 40 years. The 4 composers whose piece has been selected, will be invited to a series of meetings-rehearsals-reflections as part of an 8 days’ residency in the Parisian region in April 2017, during…
City of Derry International Choral Competition
City of Derry International Choral Competition Open to any youth or adult choir of international standing with a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 60 members. All singers must be over 15 years of age. Repertoire The programme must be entirely a capella, represent an historically balanced range of styles and include at least;…